The other one is called Village Roadshow which focuses on VR and AR programs and then there is CharterHall – an acceleration program that focuses on property-tech.

“We are also planning to launch one in insurance space. The accelerator programs have helped us to partner with other collaborative workspaces and not see them as competition anymore. It has developed a synergy for us with other startups in the network,” Sean tells us.

A Global Mindset from Day Zero.

A large number of startups apply to the Collective Campus accelerators. “However we select only the ones that have a global mindset and target market from day one,” Sean adds.

The accelerators connect startups to the corporates and make them market ready.

Melbourne is host to a large number of global startups that include offices of Slack, Zendesk, Envato and others. “Being mid-way between US and Asia, Australia has an added advantage. However Aussie startups should focus on Asia and particularly SE Asia, as the next big market,” Sean adds.

Walking the talk, Sean has opened a branch of Collective Campus in Singapore, via tie-ups with other co-working spaces.

“We definitely believe in the idea of an Asian century, and startups from Australia have an added advantage,” he adds.

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